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Waterhouse to be inducted into Hall Of Fame
Gai Waterhouse is set to receive racing’s highest honour when she is inducted into the Hall Of Fame later this year. Waterhouse, who was awarded the AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) in 2021, will join an honour roll that includes the likes of her late father Tommy Smith at the Perth event in... Read More
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Sharp ‘N’ Smart crowned Horse of the Year
Multiple Group 1 winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart (Redwood) was crowned Horse of the Year at the 2022-23 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Horse of the Year Awards, in Auckland on Sunday night. The Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained gelding had a standout three-year-old season, winning the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), New Zealand Derby (Gr 1,... Read More
Rushton Park hits the market as Johnsons take a breather
Successful breeders and vendors set for mid-career travel break after listing their 309-acre Victorian farm Victorian thoroughbred nursery Rushton Park is up for sale, with proprietors David and Kayley Johnson set to take a sabbatical after 15 years creating their perfect thoroughbred property. When the Johnsons relocated from Western Australia in 2008 and purchased the... Read More
ATR boost stakes by $3 million
Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR) has confirmed that it will be contributing NZ$3,094,000 into stakes for the season as part of its annual stakes’ contribution, bringing total stakes on offer for the Club’s 2023/24 season to NZ$18,705,000. This figure will result in stakes offered at a NZ$25,000 minimum across all of ATR’s race meetings in the... Read More
Anamoe front and centre at Racing’s Night of Champions
Godolphin’s nine-time Group 1 winner Anamoe (Street Boss) dominated the accolades during yesterday’s NSW Racehorse Owners Association Night of Champions awards ceremony, while Zac Lloyd claimed an historic Bart Cummings Medal. The champion colt, who won six Group 1 contests, including the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), during the 2022/23 season, was named Champion Miler,... Read More
Michael Ward to leave Everest-winning syndicators Triple Crown
Michael Ward, one half of the sibling duo behind dual The Everest (1200m)-winning syndicators Triple Crown, is to leave the business after 18 years, it was announced yesterday. Ward, who joined the Sydney-based operation as co-director three years after his brother Chris established it in 2003, told ANZ Bloodstock News he will be “seeking a... Read More